by Christena Cleveland "If you are preparing to do [urban ministry] and you've never had a non-white mentor, you are not an [urban minister], you are a colonialist." – adapted from Soong-Chan Rah Last...

by Craig Keener In many circles, editorials and sermons on the true meaning of Christmas have become a routine, perhaps almost obligatory, protest against the materialism and rush of the season. Christmas, of course,...

by Craig Wong In 2002, I was given the privilege and opportunity to lead a large gathering of Christians in prayer, asking God to open our eyes as tens of thousands of American troops prepared for mass...

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